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Mill River Dam

Mill River Dam from directly overhead

Mill River Dam is a historic site in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 259 m. Brier Hill stands 530 m to the northwest, 5.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of the Williamsburg Reservoir Dam, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Route 112 Scenic Byway passes 3.7 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates42.43472, -72.73260

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
  • Walnut Hill: 0.5 mi
  • Carey Hill: 1.0 mi
  • High Ridge: 1.2 mi
  • Nash Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Dry Hill: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Angel Park: 3.0 mi
  • Wildlife Blind: 3.5 mi
  • Goshen Memorial Park: 3.5 mi
  • Omasta Well Field: 5.6 mi
  • Omasta Well Field: 5.7 mi
Museums: 52
Gardens: 31
  • Hatfield Community Garden: 8.1 mi
  • Capen Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Ruth Brown Richardson border: 9.3 mi
  • Rock Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Systematics Garden: 9.3 mi
Artworks: 31
  • C3: 9.2 mi
  • Jack Leaman: 10.6 mi
  • Julius Erving: 10.6 mi
  • John Calipari: 10.6 mi
  • Marcus Camby: 10.6 mi
Attractions: 24
Cliffs: 18
  • Roaring Falls: 11.4 mi
  • Titans Piazza: 12.0 mi
  • Pigpen Ledges: 13.9 mi
  • Mormon Hollow: 16.8 mi
  • Mormon Hollow: 16.8 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Glendale Falls: 13.2 mi
  • Goldmine Brook Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Tannery Falls: 19.0 mi
  • Twin Cascade: 21.7 mi
  • Hobo Falls: 21.9 mi
Beaches: 9
  • David Musante Beach: 5.8 mi
  • Ashfield Town Beach: 7.3 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 10.0 mi
  • Puffers Pond North Beach: 10.9 mi
  • Puffers Pond South Beach: 11.1 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Springs: 3
  • Unnamed Bridge 2:43: 17.1 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 17.1 mi
  • Rd: 17.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.8 miles of Mill River Dam. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Brier HillNW 321°530 m5.1 mi
Seventy Six HillNW 321°530 m6.0 mi
Moore HillNW 309°517 m3.3 mi
Mollison HillWNW 287°488 m4.1 mi
Ram HillSW 223°461 m3.9 mi
Shaw LedgesSSW 213°460 m6.2 mi
Abbott HillNNW 336°454 m2.9 mi
Sikes HillN 352°451 m2.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2619:03
June solstice05:1519:4920:32
September equinox06:3918:1318:50
December solstice07:1815:3616:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222432445563686659483728
Precip in4.03.64.24.34.25.14.64.54.85.64.15.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Worthington, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1423780337

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